Battle of Checkpoint Four

The Battle of Checkpoint Four was an attempted Viet Cong ambush of a squad of US Marine Corps soldiers that mistakenly wandered into a smoking larea of Hue City, supposedy with heavy Viet Cong concentration. The Americans were ambushed by a female sniper in an old warehouse, and the sniper killed three people, including Sergeant Robert "Cowboy" Evans. The sniper lured both Evans and a medic out by wounding a corporal nicknamed "Eightball" and shooting him non-lethally in several locations, and the sniper also wounded the medic. The Americans fired blindly at the buildings in sight, riddling them with bullets and pounding them with M72 LAW blasts. Eventually, a sergeant nicknamed "Animal Mother" decided to head out and locate the sniper, planning to kill the sniper with his M60 machine gun. However, the sniper discovered his position as he glanced towards the sniper, and he took cover. Evans decided to lead a small group to head around and assist "Animal Mother" in taking out the sniper, and he attempted to radio command. However, the sniper was able to shoot him through an opening in the destroyed wall of a building, hitting him in the chest and killing him. "Animal Mother" told the squad that they should get some payback, so they popped smoke grenades as they advanced. Corporal James T. "Joker" Davis attempted to kill the sniper after entering the building, but his gun jammed, leading to the sniper discovering his position. The sniper nearly killed him, but Private First Class "Raftman" mortally wounded the sniper, and Joker performed the coup de grace with a pistol shot rather than let her bleed to death. The patrol returned to the Perfume River afte the clash, completing their mission.